Last weekend, we had great plans of working on the yard since it was mostly destroyed / neglected during the house reconstruction. It quickly became obvious that it would be impossible for both of us to work on it unless Thomas was asleep. The little guy has gotten very mobile and is very curious - meaning someone must have eyes on him at all times. So this weekend, I got smart and called in the cavalry (aka my parents!).
Thomas was super excited to see them, especially since they brought him such colorful toys to play with!
He showed off his mad balance skills for them. He's had that skateboard since he was about a week old. First time to stand on it and he was super excited. It's only a matter of time before he has it in motion...
Awesome bed head - he comes by it honestly. Most of my baby photos look like this. (My parents would like to add that he should be screaming to look exactly like me... Har har...)
Sodding the Yard
This part is more of a patch job. There used to be a tree here & now there is a hole. We have to fill in the hole and then sod over it. This part got delayed because Matt found another huge root he had to pull out.
Mom & Thomas in the back yard - this was by far the biggest impact. It went from bare dirt to a beautiful carpet of green grass in no time! That's the best part about sod - instant gratification!
More sod in the side yard. It was between plants & mulch and sod. So we went with sod and potted plants we can scatter in the grass if we so desire. I love my Black Eyed Susan's - they were getting upset last week, but seem pretty happy in their new pot.
Ok, so you can't really see the front beds & their new plants all that well, but... How cute in my mom in this photo?? Thinks she likes her grandson much? ; )
And Finally Pie...!
Best part of having extra people around to watch Thomas? I can bake! Both of my parents can be bribed with baked goods, so they were more than happy to support the Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day celebration efforts!
Pie!! You might notice the pie is a little flat looking - certain individuals refused to wait the proper cooling time before sampling, so a lot of the filling ran out. I had to wait for it to cool and try to do some tidying up to get a good photo. But it was as delicious as it looks.
What's that you say? You see something off to the left? Oh, that's just Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies, NBD. ; )
Busted! I had to fight dad off long enough to get a good photo of the pie, but as soon as I was done, he swooped in to claim the spoils. He more than approved of both baked goods. :)